1946 Auckland 'City of Sunlight' Old Film Footage - Early NZ 1940s 

People were so well dressed and skinnier back then. A lot more pride in themselves in comparison to todays standard

2:11 damn I think I sat over there to eat ice cream 💀💀💀

It is still the best city in my mind.

great to see nz woman from yesteryear - no tattoos, no phones and no social media to crave validation/attention from.

Probably the last time Auckland was cool.

wow such a long time ago

75 years ago.

They are very lucky they are not affected of world war 2 that time, thats why the preserbation of there historical places monuments buildings and etc are still there untel now.

05:14 ff Hardly Auckland, looks like Mansion House, Kawau.

6 o'clock drinking time in those days

Generally, the Asians and Indians weren't here, and Maori were kept out of sight in south Auckland and smaller towns. Sad but true.

City of sunlight my ass, City of nightmares

Downtown Auvkland isv3rd world now

Not so much a 'city of sunlight' these days, either literally or figuratively.

Wow, thin, industrious Whites, clean streets and beaches, safe parks for single women, where are the Asian, Maori, and Indians?

This is a very sanitised view of Auckland of the time it was riddled with so called slum housing in the inner city,I have pictures and had many relatives who lived in it. Ngati Whatua were resident in Orakei and post war Maaori were in hostels like the methodist Maari mission etc but still most were in the country again I have relatives who attest to this. This film looks like a touris5 or immigration advert, not a realistic view all mostly well off people

All the women were beautiful…..and thin - far cry from today 😂

Wheres all the brown folk? All white auckland